Petrous apex cholesterol granuloma treated via the endoscopic transsphenoidal approach

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-302

  Oyama, K ^a   Ikezono, T ^a   Tahara, S ^a   Shindo, S ^a   Kitamura, T ^a   Teramoto, A ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Petrous apex cholesterol granuloma; Transsphenoidal approach; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PETROUS APEX CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; CHOLESTEATOMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURONAVIGATION; PETROUS BONE; SPHENOID SINUS; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 33847648541     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-006-1105-x     Document Type: Article

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